The crucial role of zinc depletion in the action of a key antimalarial drug against the deadliest malaria parasite has been uncovered by a team led by RIKEN researchers. This finding provides valuable ...

The antimalarial drug mefloquine could help treat genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, as well as some cancers. In these diseases, a mutation in the genetic code ...

Antimalarial drug resistance is a pressing issue in combating the spread of malaria worldwide. In a new study, researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have discovered a key process ...

Scientists at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB) here have identified a new mechanism that allows malaria ...

Malaria remains a major global health challenge, driven by the emergence and spread of resistance to frontline therapies. The dynamics of antimalarial drug resistance are shaped by parasite biology, ...

RGCB scientists uncover new mechanism behind malaria parasite's drug resistance ...

Jigang Wang and colleagues have made significant progress in unraveling the antimalarial mechanisms of artemisinin (ART) and its derivatives. Their latest research, published in the journal ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder that affects millions of people worldwide, including about 8–13% of reproductive-aged women, according to the World Health Organization.

The discovery and refinement of antimalarial therapies has been marked by successive breakthroughs, from cinchona‐derived quinine to synthetic drugs such as chloroquine and, more recently, artemisinin ...

Malaria represents one of the most serious threats to human health worldwide, and preventing and curing this parasitic disease still depends predominantly on the administration of a small number of ...

Artificial intelligence has exploded in popularity and is being harnessed by some scientists to predict which molecules could treat illnesses, or to quickly screen existing medicines for new ...